[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Data Show Widespread Toxic Chemical Contamination Across Rhode Island and Massachusetts"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Data Show Widespread Toxic Chemical Contamination Across Rhode Island and Massachusetts


By FRANK CARINI
ecoRI News (RI)
January 17, 2022

Clint Richmond, the toxics policy lead at the Massachusetts Sierra Club, has been keeping a concerned eye on a group of manufactured chemicals linked to cancer that coat food packaging, fabrics, and waterproof clothing. He and others are alarmed at the extent to which these chemicals have seeped into drinking water supplies in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are emitted daily from industrial uses, and are used in countless consumer products with little oversight. They can leach into surface and ground waters from airports, landfills, and military bases.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ecori.org/public-safety/2022/1/6/data-show-widespread-toxic-chemical-contamination-across-ri-and-mass

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Lenny Siegel
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